Grown from the dry desert landscape of Las Vegas, Nevada, Rusty Maples captures the spirit of the West with its well-crafted blend of tender lyrics, classic themes and energetic, folk-inspired pop songs. In 2012, Rusty Maples released its second EP, Make Way, drawing comparisons to bands like The Lu More...ineers, Mumford and Sons and The Walkmen. Taking the albums title literally, brothers Blair (vocals) and Ian Dewane (guitar), Mike Weller (bass) and Max Plenke (drums) embarked on a tenacious grassroots tour, bringing its music cross-country and garnering an organic following throughout the United States. Voted Best Live Band of 2013 in the Las Vegas Weekly Readers Choice Awards, Rusty Maples headlined SXSWs inaugural V2V, Life is Beautifuls homegrown stage and was featured on Spike TVs Bar Rescue. The band was also chosen as an official SXSW band for 2014 and plans to release a full-length album shortly after the festival.